CIAO DATE: 05/2014
April 2014
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
- Over 60,000 African troops from 39 different nations serve in peace operations worldwide. - Maintaining African peacekeeping capability requires an ongoing training process to sustain the skill proficiency of troop contingents for rapid deployment and crisis response. - Continued reliance on international trainers undercuts the institutionalization of African peacekeeping capability. An African-led training model would not only be more sustainable but would draw on the relevant, practical experience that African peacekeepers have gained over the years.
Resource link: Creating Sustainable Peacekeeping Capability in Africa [PDF] - 899K